Total Bridges
5,544
Public highway bridges in Arkansas
State profile · Below median Poor share
Arkansas bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Arkansas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,544
- Public bridges
- 41.8%
- Good condition
- 4.7%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
41.8%
2,317 bridges rated 7-9
-8.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.7%
261 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.3pp vs national avg 7.0%
Arkansas vs national bridge condition
Arkansas - Good condition share 41.8%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Arkansas - Poor-condition share 15.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (75)
Arkansas 52 Ashley 41 Baxter 36 Benton 162 Boone 43 Bradley 34 Calhoun 53 Carroll 51 Chicot 21 Clark 83 Clay 66 Cleburne 28 Cleveland 37 Columbia 59 Conway 68 Craighead 169 Crawford 127 Crittenden 108 Cross 55 Dallas 51 Desha 26 Drew 73 Faulkner 85 Franklin 68 Fulton 44 Garland 144 Grant 44 Greene 93 Hempstead 100 Hot Spring 110 Howard 33 Independence 92 Izard 45 Jackson 60 Jefferson 153 Johnson 66 Lafayette 36 Lawrence 61 Lee 35 Lincoln 49 Little River 28 Logan 59 Lonoke 73 Madison 58 Marion 29 Miller 130 Mississippi 115 Monroe 46 Montgomery 91 Nevada 55 Newton 32 Ouachita 59 Perry 57 Phillips 40 Pike 36 Poinsett 83 Polk 88 Pope 82 Prairie 37 Pulaski 309 Randolph 45 Saline 76 Scott 102 Searcy 38 Sebastian 128 Sevier 55 Sharp 42 St. Francis 107 Stone 37 Union 99 Van Buren 47 Washington 191 White 170 Woodruff 35 Yell 104
Arkansas vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Arkansas on the same metric.
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Arkansas
Six lowest-condition bridges in Arkansas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
CR 419 C
PoorOver: CREEK
3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR
Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227
Moccasin Creek Rd.
PoorOver: Moccasin Creek
1.32 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR
Built 1998 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50
SH 230-05- LM 7.45
PoorOver: Podo Creek
0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320
CR32-Tomlinson Rd
PoorOver: BAYOU METO
2 Mi E of SH 31, Lonoke, AR
Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 74
County Road 76
PoorOver: Quachita River-Polk Co.
2.65 M SW US71 & CORD 76, Polk, AR
Built 1914 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 220
Polk Co RD 624-A
PoorOver: Board Camp Creek
0.4 MI E JCT CO RD 57A, Polk, AR
Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 69
All Bridges in Arkansas
SH 22-Logan Co.
FairOver: East Fork Hagwood Creek
4.1 MI EAST JCT HWY 309, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,589
State Highway 22
FairOver: PeDee Creek-Logan Co.
4.7 MI E JCT 109@ SUBIACO, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,800
SH 22
FairOver: Mill Creek-Logan Co.
3.4 MI E JCT SH 197, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,400
State Highway 22
FairOver: Creek-Logan Co.
1.38 MI E OF FRANKLIN CO, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,400
State Highway 23
FairOver: Wilma Branch - Logan Co.
0.75 MI WEST OF SH 116, Logan, AR
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,700
State Highway 23
FairOver: Coal Creek-Logan Co.
0.6 mi N Jct Hwy 10, Logan, AR
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,200
I-40 Log 183.99
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.25 MI E OF JCT SH 13, Lonoke, AR
Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 33,125
US 67 Log 1.02
FairOver: WHITE OAK BRANCH
0.5 MI NE OF SH 5, Lonoke, AR
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 38,000
SH 16 Madison Co
FairOver: DITCH
.34 MT SE WASHINGTON CO, Madison, AR
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,600
SH 16 Madison Co
FairOver: Creek
5.14 E JCT SH 16 & 23, Madison, AR
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 500
U.S. 412 Madison
FairOver: CREEK
0.1 MI SW JCT SH127&US412, Madison, AR
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,800
U.S. 412 Madison
FairOver: DITCH
3.4 MI E JCT SH127&US412, Madison, AR
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,400
Madison Co SH 74
FairOver: DITCH
1.8 MI W JCT US 412 & 74, Madison, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100
US 412 Madison
FairOver: BRANCH
8.3 M E WASHINGTON CO, Madison, AR
Built 2012 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,000
SH 206 Marion
FairOver: SHAKE RAG CREEK
0.78 MI E of SH 14, Marion, AR
Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 190
BROAD ST. -D -0.36
FairOver: NIX CREEK (CITY)
0.1 MI SW OF JCT US 82&67, Miller, AR
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,333
US 71 SEC.02-13.32
FairOver: ABANDONED RR-NO RAILS
1.35 MI. N. OF HWY245 JCT, Miller, AR
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,600
US 82 SEC.01-14.42
FairOver: DITCH
14.5 MI E JCT US 67 & 82, Miller, AR
Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,700
SH 296 SEC.01-6.85
FairOver: FINN BAYOU
7.0 MI E JCT SH 67 & 296, Miller, AR
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 280
I 49 - 21- 26.98
FairOver: Hooker Branch
0.4 MI. N. HWY. 237 JCT., Miller, AR
Built 2001 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,000
I-55SB-12-LM 53.43
FairOver: DITCH NO 40
0.5 MI NO SH 158, Mississippi, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55SB-12-LM 54.57
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH NUMBER 31
1.6 MI NO JCT SH 158, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55SB-12-LM 57.99
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH NUMBER 6
.55 MI NO OF SH 148, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55 SB-12- 60.29
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH NO. 20
2.8 MI NO JCT SH 148, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I 55-12SB-LM 44.54
FairOver: UPPER SANDY BAYOU
0.1 MI NO JCT SH 181, Mississippi, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,500
I-55NB-12-LM 28.92
FairOver: DITCH NO 1
1.00 MI N CRITTENDEN CO, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,000
I-55NB-12-LM 53.44
FairOver: DITCH NO 40
0.56 MI N OF SH 158, Mississippi, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55NB-12-LM 54.58
FairOver: DITCH NO 31
1.7 MI N SH 158, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55NB-12-LM 58.00
FairOver: DITCH NO 6
0.56 MI N OF SH 148, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55NB-12-LM 60.30
FairOver: DITCH NO 20
2.87 MI N JCT SH 148, Mississippi, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
I-55NB-12-LM 44.55
FairOver: UPPER SANDY BAYOU
0.1 MI NO JCT SH 181, Mississippi, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,500
Sh-1/Sec-6/L-6.24
FairOver: Cypress Creek
1 Mile Ne Jct Sh 17 & 1, Monroe, AR
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,300
Sh-17/Sec-2/L-1.62
FairOver: Creek
1.62 Mi No Of Us 79 East, Monroe, AR
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 700
Sh-17/Sec-2/L-2.15
FairOver: Waterway
2.15 Mi North Jct Us 79, Monroe, AR
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 700
US 371- 05- 24.60
FairOver: CREEK
3.87 MI NO OF COLUMBIA CO, Nevada, AR
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,600
US 371 - 05- 24.40
FairOver: CREEK
4.09 MI NO OF COLUMBIA CO, Nevada, AR
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,600
US 371 - 05 -18.70
FairOver: CREEK
0.9 MI S JCT U.S. 278, Nevada, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,700
SH 24 SEC.05-11.14
FairOver: DITCH
11.25 M E OF US 67, Nevada, AR
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 720
US 371- 05- 13.53
FairOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
3.43 MI N JCT SH 4 & 371, Nevada, AR
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,200
CR 32/5050 Newton
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
6.83 mi E of SH123, Newton, AR
Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 190
SH 9 S-1 LM8.03
FairOver: CHAPEL CREEK
0.02 MI S DALLAS CO LINE, Ouachita, AR
Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,987
SH 7 S-4 LM 2.10
FairOver: PALMER BAYOU
2.13 MI N JCT US 79B, Ouachita, AR
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,100
SH 7 S-4 LM 7.76
FairOver: FREEO CREEK
7.76 MI N JCT US 79B, Ouachita, AR
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 903
SH 24 S-6 LM 10.40
FairOver: BRAGG LAKE SPILLWAY
7.32 MI NW JCT SH 4, Ouachita, AR
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,700
SH 60
FairOver: Ditch
4.3 M E OF SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100
Sh-85/Sec-1/L-2.76
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
2.75 Mi So Jct Us 49 & 85, Phillips, AR
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 817
C.R. 31 EAST FARM
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
3.5 MI. SO. OF ANTOINE, Pike, AR
Built 2005 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 88
SH 19 SEC.07-5.35
FairOver: CREEK
5.5 MI NO OF JCT SH 27, Pike, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 850
CR 5/MUDDY FORK RD
FairOver: ELAM CREEK
2.68 MW JCT SH 27, Pike, AR
Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 264
SH 14-13- LM 0.05
FairOver: SLOUGH
0.5 MI E OF JACKSON CO, Poinsett, AR
Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,800
Showing 1,651-1,700 of 5,544 bridges
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